Southern Political Science Association

05/26/2026

May’s JOP Article of the Month questions the ways that foreign agents, representing countries or other political actors, exert influence in another country. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737437

05/20/2026

The preliminary program for the 2026 SPSA Virtual Summer Conference is now available! The conference will take place online on Monday, June 15th and Tuesday, June 16th. Please visit https://spsa.net/annual-meeting/2026-virtual-summer-conference/ to see the research that will be presented in June.

05/04/2026

Today is the last chance to submit proposals for the SPSA Summer Conference! To be considered for the fully online program, please submit your abstract to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKRhikl7_Gf0mpKj_D8X7sHSzQsHee6WJvkPvq3ZmAmBl5AQ/viewform by the end of today. Visit https://spsa.net/annual-meeting/2026-virtual-summer-conference/ for more information regarding the conference.

The purpose of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) shall be to publish professional journals, improve teaching, promote interest and research in theoretical and practical political problems, encourage communication, and develop standards of competence and respect between persons engage...

05/02/2026

There is still time to submit your proposals for the SPSA Summer Conference! The virtual conference will now accept proposals through May 4th. For full consideration, please submit your abstract via our submission system (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKRhikl7_Gf0mpKj_D8X7sHSzQsHee6WJvkPvq3ZmAmBl5AQ/viewform) by the May 4th deadline.

Please fill out all required fields to submit for the SPSA Virtual Conference in June 2026.

05/02/2026

The deadline for submissions for the 2026 SPSA Summer Virtual Conference has been extended through May 4. Submit today!

04/27/2026

The deadline for proposals to the SPSA Virtual Summer Conference is quickly approaching. While there is still time to register for the conference, only a few days remain until our May 1st proposal deadline. For more information, check your email or visit https://spsa.net/annual-meeting/2026-virtual-summer-conference/.

04/17/2026

The SPSA is requesting academic paper, panel, and CwC proposals for its 98th Annual Meeting taking place in St. Pete Beach, FL, January 13-16, 2027! Proposals are due by September 1. Please check your email or visit https://spsa.net/annual-meeting/2027-conference-information/ for more information.

The purpose of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) shall be to publish professional journals, improve teaching, promote interest and research in theoretical and practical political problems, encourage communication, and develop standards of competence and respect between persons engage...

04/16/2026

April’s JOP Article of the Month tackles the problem of estimating and disentangling party effects from legislators’ ideology. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735503

04/12/2026

The SPSA is excited to accept nominations for SPSA awards honoring outstanding scholars, teachers, and mentors who have shaped political science over the last year! Awards will be presented at the 2027 Annual Meeting. Nominations will be accepted to [email protected] until June 1st.

01/17/2026

Welcome to the last day of SPSA 2026! The SPSA Registration desk is open until 2pm. Registrants with tickets to the final SPSA reception should head over to the Crescent City Brewhouse at 6:30pm. Thank you for attending SPSA 2026! We hope you have enjoyed Southern’s hospitality!